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https://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/crohc000/1225Mon, 28 Jan 2019 09:39:33 PST
Bob talks about moving to Cleveland, for which he is very glad, his involvement in the CHC and getting his wife and hopefully his mother involved in hiking
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Katherine Malmquest interview, 15 January 2019https://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/crohc000/1224
https://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/crohc000/1224Mon, 28 Jan 2019 09:39:13 PST
Katherine Malmquest is a relatively new member of the Cleveland Hiking Club. She talks about the "East side sunrise hikers" and about the focus on mileage versus social aspects of the club. Katherine also talks about some members that she especially admires.
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Frank Gerlak interview, 17 August 2018https://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/crohc000/1223
https://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/crohc000/1223Wed, 07 Nov 2018 08:27:19 PST
Frank Gerlak, architect and urban planner, discusses the history of Coventry and, more generally, Cleveland Heights. Throughout this discussion he touches on the topics of streetcars, planned suburbs, public transportation, and the nation's obsession with the automobile, which concludes with thoughts on Cleveland's development, growth, and missed chances.
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Albert Ratner interview, 03 July 2017https://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/crohc000/1222
https://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/crohc000/1222Wed, 24 Oct 2018 13:07:49 PDT
Albert B. Ratner is a native Clevelander. He is an avid philanthropist and the co-chairman of Forest City Realty Trust, a nationwide real estate development firm. For twenty years he was the CEO of his family owned business Forest City Enterprises, Inc. This 2017 interview was collected as part of a yearlong, community-wide commemoration of the 50th anniversary of Carl Stokes' election as mayor of Cleveland.
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Angela Stokes interview, 09 August 2017https://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/crohc000/1221
https://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/crohc000/1221Wed, 24 Oct 2018 13:07:36 PDT
Angela Stokes is the daughter of Louis Stokes and a graduate of the University of Maryland and Howard University Law School. She was Assistant Attorney General for the State of Ohio and a Cleveland Municipal Court Judge for twenty years. This 2017 interview was collected as part of a yearlong, community-wide commemoration of the 50th anniversary of Carl Stokes' election as mayor of Cleveland.
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Ben Stefanski II interview, 24 February 2017https://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/crohc000/1220
https://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/crohc000/1220Wed, 24 Oct 2018 13:07:24 PDT
Ben S. Stefanski II was born in Garfield Heights and graduated from Case Western Reserve University and The University of Michigan. He served as Utilities Director for Carl Stokes and worked to combat pollution Lake Erie as well as developing the regional sewer system. This 2017 interview was collected as part of a yearlong, community-wide commemoration of the 50th anniversary of Carl Stokes' election as mayor of Cleveland.
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Betty Pinkney interview, 28 April 2017https://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/crohc000/1219
https://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/crohc000/1219Wed, 24 Oct 2018 13:07:12 PDT
Betty Pinkney and her husband, Arnold, were long time advocates for the Stokes brothers. Arnold helped elect Louis to Congress and was a major strategist for the Democratic party. Arnold Pinkney, an insurance executive, also ran Jesse Jackson's national campaign for President in 1984. This 2017 interview was collected as part of a yearlong, community-wide commemoration of the 50th anniversary of Carl Stokes' election as mayor of Cleveland.
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Robert Gries interview, 09 January 2017https://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/crohc000/1218
https://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/crohc000/1218Wed, 24 Oct 2018 13:07:00 PDT
Robert Gries was born in Cleveland. For fifty years he was a minority owner of the Cleveland Browns and is a former venture capitalist. Gries is a tireless philanthropist supporting many civic organizations. He served as the finance chair for Carl Stokes’ 1967 mayoral campaign. This 2017 interview was collected as part of a yearlong, community-wide commemoration of the 50th anniversary of Carl Stokes' election as mayor of Cleveland.
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Brent Larkin interview, 02 June 2017https://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/crohc000/1217
https://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/crohc000/1217Wed, 24 Oct 2018 13:06:48 PDT
Brent Larkin is the retired director of the Cleveland Plain Dealer editorial page. His career as a journalist covering Cleveland politics began in 1971. This 2017 interview was collected as part of a yearlong, community-wide commemoration of the 50th anniversary of Carl Stokes' election as mayor of Cleveland.
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Carole Hoover interview, 24 October 2017https://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/crohc000/1216
https://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/crohc000/1216Wed, 24 Oct 2018 13:06:35 PDT
Carole F. Hoover is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Hoover Milstein. She is the former CEO of the Greater Cleveland Growth Association. Hoover was also on the executive leadership team of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. This 2017 interview was collected as part of a yearlong, community-wide commemoration of the 50th anniversary of Carl Stokes' election as mayor of Cleveland.
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Chuck Stokes interview, 19 September 2017https://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/crohc000/1215
https://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/crohc000/1215Wed, 24 Oct 2018 13:06:23 PDT
Louis “Chuck” Stokes is the only son of Louis Stokes. He began his career as a sports writer for the Washington Post. For over 30 years he has been the editorial/public affairs director and moderator for news and public affairs show “Spotlight on the News” for WXYZ in Detroit. This 2017 interview was collected as part of a yearlong, community-wide commemoration of the 50th anniversary of Carl Stokes' election as mayor of Cleveland.
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John Lewis interview, 2017https://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/crohc000/1214
https://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/crohc000/1214Wed, 24 Oct 2018 13:06:11 PDT
John Lewis was born in Troy, Alabama. He has served in Congress representing the Fifth Congressional District in Georgia since 1986. Lewis organized lunch counter protests, was the Chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee and participated in the Freedom Rides. This brief 2017 interview was collected as part of a yearlong, community-wide commemoration of the 50th anniversary of Carl Stokes' election as mayor of Cleveland.
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Marcia L. Fudge interview, 20 April 2017https://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/crohc000/1213
https://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/crohc000/1213Wed, 24 Oct 2018 13:05:59 PDT
Marcia L. Fudge was raised in Shaker Heights. Fudge served as chief staff for Congresswoman Stephanie Tubbs Jones during her first term. Fudge was mayor of Warrensville Heights from 2000 until elected to Congress in 2008. She chaired the Congressional Black Caucus from 2013-2015. This 2017 interview was collected as part of a yearlong, community-wide commemoration of the 50th anniversary of Carl Stokes' election as mayor of Cleveland.
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Mary Rose Oakar interview, 12 October 2017https://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/crohc000/1212
https://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/crohc000/1212Wed, 24 Oct 2018 13:05:48 PDT
Mary Rose Oakar was born in Cleveland. She was the Congresswoman representing Cleveland’s 13th and 20th Congressional Districts. Oakar was the first Arab-American member of the House of Representatives and has served as president of the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee. This 2017 interview was collected as part of a yearlong, community-wide commemoration of the 50th anniversary of Carl Stokes' election as mayor of Cleveland.
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Cordell Stokes interview, 18 July 2017https://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/crohc000/1211
https://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/crohc000/1211Wed, 24 Oct 2018 13:05:35 PDT
Cordell Stokes is the youngest child of Carl Stokes and was born while his father was the mayor of Cleveland. He is a graduate of Youngstown State University and is an executive with the Urban League of Greater Cleveland. This 2017 interview was collected as part of a yearlong, community-wide commemoration of the 50th anniversary of Carl Stokes' election as mayor of Cleveland.
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Matt Zone interview, 02 August 2017https://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/crohc000/1210
https://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/crohc000/1210Wed, 24 Oct 2018 13:05:24 PDT
Matthew Zone is a native Clevelander. He is the Cleveland City Councilman representing the same Detroit-Shoreway ward as his late parents Councilman Michael Zone and Councilwoman Mary Zone on Cleveland’s west side. This 2017 interview was collected as part of a yearlong, community-wide commemoration of the 50th anniversary of Carl Stokes' election as mayor of Cleveland.
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David Stradling interview, 25 February 2017https://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/crohc000/1209
https://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/crohc000/1209Wed, 24 Oct 2018 13:05:11 PDT
David Stradling is the Associate Dean for Humanities, Zane L. Miller Professor of History at the University of Cincinnati where he teaches urban and environmental history. He is the co-author of the book Where the River Burned: Carl Stokes and the Struggle to Save Cleveland. vThis 2017 interview was collected as part of a yearlong, community-wide commemoration of the 50th anniversary of Carl Stokes' election as mayor of Cleveland.
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Grover C. Gilmore interview, 14 August 2017https://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/crohc000/1208
https://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/crohc000/1208Wed, 24 Oct 2018 13:04:58 PDT
Grover C. Gilmore is the Dean and Professor of Applied Social Sciences at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, Case Western Reserve University. He received his Ph.D. from The John Hopkins University. This 2017 interview was collected as part of a yearlong, community-wide commemoration of the 50th anniversary of Carl Stokes' election as mayor of Cleveland.
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Dee Perry interview, 12 September 2017https://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/crohc000/1207
https://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/crohc000/1207Wed, 24 Oct 2018 13:04:46 PDT
Dee Perry spent 40 years as a Cleveland radio broadcaster. She hosted programs on Cleveland's public radio station, WCPN, where she was a leader in promoting the Arts. She has conducted more than 10,000 interviews and was the lead interviewer for the Stokes Oral History Project. This 2017 interview was collected as part of a yearlong, community-wide commemoration of the 50th anniversary of Carl Stokes' election as mayor of Cleveland.
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Richard Peery interview, 05 May 2017https://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/crohc000/1206
https://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/crohc000/1206Wed, 24 Oct 2018 13:04:33 PDT
Richard Peery was raised in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He is a retired journalist and lived in Cleveland for 40 years while working at the Call and Post and the Cleveland Plain Dealer. This 2017 interview was collected as part of a yearlong, community-wide commemoration of the 50th anniversary of Carl Stokes' election as mayor of Cleveland.
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